"The mind - says Quintiliano, the Latin writer - should be shaped by reading deeply, and not by reading a lot." We invite you to deeply read with us our next Italian authors at the upcoming KITCAFFE' in Manhattan and in Montclair, NJ. Below all the details.

We hope to see you all there!

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Discover Italian Literature with KIT!Sunday October 25th, 2009

KITCAFFE'@the cellthe cell338 W 23rd Street6:30-8:30pm

To celebrate the Italian Month, KITCAFFE' will bring you back to the 60s, to discover everything you should know about LA DOLCE VITA, and you don't yet...

Writer, essayist, playwright and screenwriter Ennio Flaiano will bring us in Via Veneto in the 60s. Ennio Flaiano was friend and collaborator of Tullio Pinelli, Federico Fellini among many others. With them, he spent legendary nights in Via Veneto, and with them he co-wrote masterpieces such as La Dolce Vita, Cabiria Night's, I Vitelloni, La Strada, 8 e 1/2.

To celebrate the most famous Italian lifestyle as well as the collaboration among these three artists, we'll read pages from I Diari di Via Veneto (The Via Veneto Papers) by Ennio Flaiano, and from the screenplay of La Strada by Flaiano, Pinelli and Fellini.

All the readings are presented in English followed by the Italian version.

If you prefer to buy tickets the day of the event, please note that the box office accepts only cash or checks.

KITCAFFE'@The Cell is:Professional actors engaging in dramatic readings;Short stories, novels or essays by Italian authors from the past to the present;Wine and pastries;Post reading discussion;Correction of Italian Language and Italian pronunciation;Copies of the reading material;A lot of fun and a lot of learning...THIS AND MUCH MORE IS KITCAFFE'!

For intermediate and advanced Italian studies students as well as for everyone who loves Italian culture and likes to know more and more and more about it!

Sunday November 8, 2009

KITCAFFE' in Montclair

Italian Literary Salon curated by KIT in collaboration with Trumpets Jazz Club

On Sunday November 8th,Trumpets Jazz Club
will open its doors to a two-hour
Italian Literary Salon. The first KITCAFFE' in Montclair will be
dedicated to the Sicilians Leonardo Sciascia and Gesualdo Bufalino.

Laura will lead the Italian conversation at Parla Come Mangi at Alloro Restaurant (307 E 77th Street) on November 9 (beginners) and 10 (intermediate) . The dinners are organized by La Collina Italianatogether with Alloro Restaurant.

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KIT's mission is to create a cultural exchange program between Italy, the US and the international community, to unveil artistic and creative sides of these two countries to the world. In the States, Kairos Italy Theater is dedicated to spreading the Italian Culture and to creating an Italian Cultural Network in order to support and further increase the knowledge of Italy in the States.

KairosAccording to ancient Greeks, Kairos was the god of the "fleeting moment," "a favorable opportunity opposing the fate of man." Such a moment must be grasped (by the tuft of hair on the personified forehead of the fleeting opportunity); otherwise the moment is gone and cannot be re-captured (personified by the back of head being bald). A concept similar to Kairos is that behind the famous motto "Carpe Diem" and a sort of recurrence in the idea of Kairos is linked with the theme of The Wheel of Fortune, which continuously rotates.

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DONATE TO KIT BY CREDIT CARDYou can make your tax-deductible contribution with VISA or MasterCard at http://www.thefield.org/t-sponsoranartist.aspx Type in Laura Caparrotti (artist) and Kairos Italy Theater (company name) and please be sure to fill in all of the contact info so that we can acknowledge your donation with a proper thank you!

DONATE TO KIT BY PERSONAL CHECKWrite a check to The Field, and put in the memo line Laura Caparrotti/Kairos Italy Theater. Then mail it to the following address: KIT-Kairos Italy Theater 60 E 8th street Suite 12B NY-NY 10003.

KIT-Kairos Italy Theater is sponsored by The Field, a not-for-profit, tax-exempt, 501 (c) (3) organization serving the New York City performing arts community.

Contributions to artists through The Field are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. For more information about The Field contact: The Field, 161 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY10013, e-mail info@thefield.org. A copy of The Field's latest annual report may be obtained, upon request, from The Field or from the Office of the Attorney General, Charities Bureau, 120 Broadway, New York, NY